March 7, 1953: Reacting to Stalin’s Death

Mar 6, 2014 7:21 pm ET

News of Stalin’s death on March 5, 1953, had some U.S. officials seeing a chance to divide China and Russia. And the paper that week reprinted columnist Vermont Royster’s classic article on Stalin, evil and ambition. Today in WSJ History, March 7, 1953.

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